Unless every nation ramps down military spending and invests in clean energy, we’ll all lose the next big war over the fate of the Earth without even firing a shot.
Paying for the Climate Change Pivot
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Energy
Earth: Game Over?
We’re in the middle of a sixth mass extinction, and this will be the first one—and possibly the last—we will witness as human beings.
A Roadmap for Survival
The latest UN report on addressing climate change reflects a strong Western bias, but it’s the most comprehensive tool we’ve got.
Is U.S. Nuclear Energy or Isn’t It Dependent on Russian Enriched Uranium? (Part 2)
If Russia cuts off enriched uranium to U.S., the U.S. will likely find alternative sources.
The World Bank’s Waste of Energy
Expanding energy access makes sense. What doesn’t make sense is using a failed scheme — like carbon trading — to pay for it.
Is U.S. Nuclear Energy or Isn’t It Dependent on Russian Enriched Uranium? (Part 1)
Will Russia retaliate for sanctions over Crimea by cutting off the sale of enriched uranium to the U.S.?
America’s Homegrown Terror
Plagued by poor infrastructure, climate denialism, and a patchwork of unregulated fracking wells and nuclear waste sites, the U.S. is poised to topple itself with self-inflicted wounds.
Climate Change and the Asia Pivot
The real “pivot to Asia” should be towards decarbonization, a more equitable distribution of wealth, and a commitment to fight climate change.
My Strategic Impatience
For North Korea to rise higher on the list of U.S. priorities, Washington policymakers will have to stop considering it in isolation.
Riding the U.S.-Iran Nuclear Rollercoaster
The United States held nuclear energy out to Iran and then pulled it away.